Combined awning and shutter



y 1, 1956 D. J. GORING COMBINED AWNING AND SHUTTER Filed Jan. 5, 1955 United States Patent COMBINED AWNING AND SHUTTER Dudley J. Goring, Cambridge, Mass. Application January s, 1955, Serial No. 479,963

2 Claims. (Cl. 160-62) This invention relates to a combined awning and shutter for the protection of windows. It is an object of the invention to provide a structure which is light and strong and which can easily be adjusted to serve as an awning or to cover the entire window opening.

According to the invention the device is made of rigid material, preferably metal for strength, and consists principally of a plate hinged at its upper edge to the frame member above the window, two triangular side pieces hinged to the side edges of the plate, and an extension slidably telescoping with the plate. This structure is illustrated on the drawing, of which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device when used as an awning;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the rear or inside of the device when used as a shutter;

Figure 3 is a sectional view, on a vertical plane, of a double sash window having an awning embodying the invention;

Figure 4 is a similar sectional View, the device being adjusted to be a shutter;

Figure 5 is a section, on a slightly larger scale, on the line 55 of Figure 1, one of the side flaps being in a different position;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary section, on a larger scale, on the line 66 of Figure 2;

Figure 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Figure 6; and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary section on the line 8-8 of Figure 5.

The combined awning and shutter shown on the drawing comprises a rigid rectangular plate 10 hinged at its upper edge to a hinge leaf 12 which is adapted to be secured to the upper cross member 14 of a window frame. Hinged to the side edges of the plate 10 are rigid flaps 16 and 18 the contours of which are preferably but not necessarily right angles. The hypotenuse of each triangle is the edge of the flap which is hinged to an edge of the plate, the legs of each triangle being respectively adjacent to and perpendicular to the wall of the house or other building on which the awning is mounted. The flaps may be in parallel vertical planes when the device is used as an awning, as in Figures 1 and 3, the lower corners of the flaps being secured to the wall by any convenient means such as bolts 20 passing through holes 22 in the flaps and brackets 24 to support the plate 10 in an outwardly projecting position. This results in a strong rigid structure affording protection to the window 26 from driving rain or hail whether the wind blows directly against the house wall or meets it diagonally.

For protection against violent winds such as hurricanes, or when it is desired to secure the window opening against intrusion, the device is adjusted for use as a shutter. For this purpose an extension member 30 telescopes slidably with the plate 10 so that when it is extended, as illustrated in Figure 4, it forms with the plate 10 a shutter that completely closes the window opening and protects the window sashes. Guide channels 32 are welded or otherwise secured to the rear or inner face of the plate 10 to receive the side margins of the extension 30. By bending back on themselves the side margins 34 and the end margins 36 of the extension to stitfen the margins, a strong extension member 30 can be made of relatively thin sheet stock.

Any suitable means may be employed to hold the extension 30 in its telescoped position when the device is used as an awning and to fasten the lower end of the extension to the window frame when the device is used as a shutter. For example, the extension may be provided with notches 38 in its side edges near its upper end to receive locking lugs 40 on the side flaps 16. When the flaps are in the position shown in Figure 1, that is, perpendicular to the plane of the plate ,10, the lugs 40 are in the notches 38 and the extension 30 is locked in its telescoped position. When the flaps 16 are folded up to the position shown in Figure 2, the lugs .40 are clear of the notches 38 and the extension 30 can then be pulled down to cover the window opening. Notches 42 are provided in the side edges of the plate 10 to provide for the passage of the lugs 40 to and from the notches 38 when the flaps 16 are rocked on their hinges.

In Figures 6 and 7 is shown a fastening device consisting of a bent strip 44 of rigid metal through which a bolt 46 extends. The bolt also extends through an aperture 48 in the lower margin of the extension 30. An end portion of the strip engages on the inner side of a window frame member 50 and a wing nut 52 is screwed up on the bolt 46 to draw the extension tightly against the frame member 50. Fittings of this kind are commonly used to fasten storm windows in place.

I claim:

1. A combined awning and shutter device comprising a rigid rectangular plate, means for hinging the upper end of the plate to a window frame or the like, a rigid triangular side flap hinged to each side edge of the plate, an extension member slidably telescoped with said plate and movable outward to form with said plate a shutter adapted to cover the entire opening of the window frame, means carried by one of said side flaps locking said extension in its telescoping position when the flap is perpendicular to the plane of said plate and releasing said extension when said flap is rocked from said position perpendicular to the plane of the plate.

2. Apparatus as in claim 1, said locking means comprising a notch in a side edge of said extension, and a lug carried by said flap and engaging in said notch when the flap is perpendicular to the plane of the plate.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,932,145 Pullen Oct. 24, 1933 1,949,573 Miller Mar. 6, 1934 2,039,056 Bryant Apr. 28, 1936 2,325,276 Rife July 27, 1943 2,579,198 Logan Dec. 18, 1951 

